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Old 03-22-2008, 09:56 PM
 
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If it's a pretty clear day, can you see the Rocky Mountains from Denver International Airport?

We are flying to Phoenix in May but will be making a stop in Denver and I was just wondering if there's any chance we would be able to see the mountains from the airport or not.

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Old 03-22-2008, 10:06 PM
 
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Sure can.....
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Old 03-22-2008, 10:09 PM
 
Location: Las Flores, Orange County, CA
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I can easily see Pikes Peak from DEN on clear days.
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Old 03-22-2008, 10:16 PM
 
Location: Governor's Park/Capitol Hill, Denver, CO
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As long as it is not cloudy you can see a great deal of them.
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Old 03-22-2008, 10:47 PM
 
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As you probably know, it's quite far from the mountains, but they can be seen. Unfortunately, the airport wasn't designed to take advantage of the views, so your best bet for a mountain view would be on the Concourse A bridge to the main terminal. Other than that, you can walk to the west end of the each of the concourses.
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Old 03-22-2008, 11:04 PM
 
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As you probably know, it's quite far from the mountains, but they can be seen. Unfortunately, the airport wasn't designed to take advantage of the views, so your best bet for a mountain view would be on the Concourse A bridge to the main terminal. Other than that, you can walk to the west end of the each of the concourses.
Awesome. Thanks a lot to you and everyone else that posted.
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Old 03-23-2008, 03:40 AM
 
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Your best view will be while still on the plane. Be sure to get a window seat.
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Old 03-23-2008, 05:31 PM
 
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Like Wyomiles stated. You're best view of the Rockies will be during your flight. I've flown into DEN many times including to and from PHX. Yeah, you can see the mountains from DEN International on a clear day but since you're flying into PHX, you'll fly overtop of the Rockies once you depart DEN. Hope you have a good flight and enjoy the views. It's amazing flying over the Rockies.
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Old 03-23-2008, 09:28 PM
 
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You most certainly can. I just flew into DIA to visit for a week and was amazed by the view considering the airport is FAR away from the mountains. Flying over the rockies is Awesome. I just flew in from Tucson. You flight right over them. Amazing to see from above and from the airport.
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Old 03-24-2008, 08:54 AM
 
Location: Denver, Colorado U.S.A.
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You most certainly can. I just flew into DIA to visit for a week and was amazed by the view considering the airport is FAR away from the mountains. Flying over the rockies is Awesome. I just flew in from Tucson. You flight right over them. Amazing to see from above and from the airport.

It's not THAT far. What, maybe 25 miles from the base of the mountains at most? And considering you can see the mountains from Limon on a clear day (a couple hours east of Denver), it's not crazy that you can see them from DIA.
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